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Brazuca

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Photo taken July 12, 2014, in Rio de Janeiro, shows a Brazuca, the official match ball of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, bearing the names of the countries in the final to be held the following day.

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Goalkeeper Kawashima tries to get feel for 'Brazuca' ball

ITU, Brazil - Japanese goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima tries to get better used to the "Brazuca" official FIFA World Cup ball at his national team's training camp in Itu, Brazil, in this photo taken in June 2014 ahead of an opening Group C game against Ivory Coast in Recife on June 14.

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Japan national team goalkeeper Kawashima

ITU, Brazil - Japan national team goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima practices with the "Brazuca" in Japan's training camp in Itu, Brazil, on June 9, 2014. The ball is to be used at the World Cup that will kick off on June 12, 2014, in the country.

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FIFA official ball good in aerodynamic stability

TOKYO, Japan - The 2014 FIFA World Cup's official ball "Brazuca," shown in this undated photo, features aerodynamic stability, say researchers at the Institute of Health and Sports Sciences at the University of Tsukuba in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo.

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3 months before World Cup in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - A huge replica of the Brazuca, the official 2014 World Cup soccer ball, is displayed in Rio de Janeiro on March 3, 2014, around three months before the start of the World Cup soccer finals in Brazil.

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Brazuca

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Photo taken July 12, 2014, in Rio de Janeiro, shows a Brazuca, the official match ball of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, bearing the names of the countries in the final to be held the following day. (Kyodo)

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Goalkeeper Kawashima tries to get feel for 'Brazuca' ball

ITU, Brazil - Japanese goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima tries to get better used to the "Brazuca" official FIFA World Cup ball at his national team's training camp in Itu, Brazil, in this photo taken in June 2014 ahead of an opening Group C game against Ivory Coast in Recife on June 14. (Kyodo)